Four Dead in Ohio: The Kent State Shootings

Necronomipod

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True Crime, Comedy

4.6 • 3.3K Ratings

🗓️ 22 May 2022

⏱️ 124 minutes

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Grab a beer and join us tonight for another Mike episode on the Kent State shootings! We'll start by covering the events leading up to the protests at Kent State, and the climate in the US due to the Vietnam War. We get into the shootings themselves, the aftermath, some conspiracies, and our thoughts. https://www.necronomipod.com https://www.patreon.com/necronomipod Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:40.0	The war in Vietnam spanned the course of 20 years. At its peak in 1968, the United States was averaging 46 soldier deaths per day.
0:49.0	At home, conversations about the war tore the country apart. Many Americans detested the war and did their part in speaking out. None more so than students on college campuses.
1:00.0	Today, we'll tell the story of Kent State, looking at the protests that occurred in the spring of 1970, how the government reacted, and the bloodshed that brought it all to an end.
1:12.0	I'm Mike.
1:13.0	I'm Ian. And I'm Dave. If you're a fan of our very infrequent history lesson shows, stick around. Because when Professor Mike's class is in session, you better fucking pay attention.
1:24.0	This is Necronomopod.
1:27.0	As often I'm David Brinkley and B.C. News. Kent State University in Ohio has had campus violence for three nights causing the National Guard to be called in, and today the guardsmen open fire on the students, killing four of them, two young men and two young women.
1:45.0	Three were shot in the chest and one in the head. A dozen or more others were wounded, some by gunfire and some by bailants.
1:53.0	The university is closed and all faculty and students have been sent home. The students were protesting the American invasion of Cambodia.
2:03.0	The National Guard was called in over the weekend by Ohio Governor James Rhodes, today when 1,500 students started in anti-war.
2:24.0	The National Guard was called in over the weekend by bailants.
2:40.0	The National Guard was called in over the weekend by bailants.
2:56.0	The National Guard was called in over the weekend by bailants.
3:12.0	The National Guard was called in over the weekend by bailants.
3:30.0	The National Guard was called in over the weekend by bailants.
3:46.0	The National Guard was called in over the weekend by bailants.
4:02.0	The National Guard was called in over the weekend by bailants.
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